Sermons Preached to a Country Congregation: To which is Added, A Few Hints for Sermons ...J.B. Rutter, 1805 |
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... natural philosophy : nor in- deed does there seem a neceffity to adduce the opinions of this , or that father of the church . The honest application of the rule before us , is all that is neceffary . There are fome paffages in fcripture ...
... natural philosophy : nor in- deed does there seem a neceffity to adduce the opinions of this , or that father of the church . The honest application of the rule before us , is all that is neceffary . There are fome paffages in fcripture ...
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... nature ; and a state of grace points out the melancholy truth with ftill greater force . We humbly hope , therefore , that as man and error are so closely united , God will pardon our inno- cent errors - I mean fuch errors , as have no ...
... nature ; and a state of grace points out the melancholy truth with ftill greater force . We humbly hope , therefore , that as man and error are so closely united , God will pardon our inno- cent errors - I mean fuch errors , as have no ...
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... natural pra- vity of human nature . Thus again , with regard to the other im- portant fubject , on which I touched , as there are many paffages of fcripture relating to the humanity of Chrift as well as his divinity , I cannot perfuade ...
... natural pra- vity of human nature . Thus again , with regard to the other im- portant fubject , on which I touched , as there are many paffages of fcripture relating to the humanity of Chrift as well as his divinity , I cannot perfuade ...
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... nature , to which our fcriptural rule , I think , fo directly leads . If their holy lives have attained the principal end of a better faith , they ought not furely to be branded with hard names , and confidered among thofe , who deny ...
... nature , to which our fcriptural rule , I think , fo directly leads . If their holy lives have attained the principal end of a better faith , they ought not furely to be branded with hard names , and confidered among thofe , who deny ...
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... nature . - Besides , what was gained in argument , might perhaps be loft in piety - in charity most undoubtedly . Holy wars . have ever been the worst of wars ; and fcriptural debates , the moft intemperate . - And what end is gained ...
... nature . - Besides , what was gained in argument , might perhaps be loft in piety - in charity most undoubtedly . Holy wars . have ever been the worst of wars ; and fcriptural debates , the moft intemperate . - And what end is gained ...
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Page 147 - And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle ? they say unto him, because no man hath hired us.
Page 157 - Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Page 26 - But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so. your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Page 405 - For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Page 326 - Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God, And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Page 99 - LORD, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth ; send thy HOLY GHOST, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues ; without which, whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee : Grant this for thine only Son JESUS CHRIST'S sake. Amen.
Page 140 - And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land : and he began to be in want.
Page 251 - I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 56 - Jhall confefs me before men, him will I confefs alfo before my Father which is in heaven : but.
Page 252 - The foxes had holes, and the birds of the air had nests ; but the Son of man had not where to lay his head, Luke ix.